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Data in: Philosophy sessions boost primary school results - C C - Jul 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-33464258
EXCERPT: The sessions encouraged children to reason and form arguments. Weekly philosophy sessions in class can boost primary school pupils' ability in maths and literacy, a study says....
RE: Data in: Philosophy sessions boost primary school results - Magical Realist - Jul 12, 2015
Too much critical thinking otoh can lead a student to question the very system he is supposed to conform to. The unquestioned goal of education and of having a career, of being in love and having a family, of religion and absolutist morality, or of being a model citizen in a capitalistic society. Philosophy starts as candle in the darkness, but it can often lead to a wildfire that devours the elements of one's own cultural matrix. A little truth is good for us, Too much can turn us into anarchal revolutionaries!
"There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.”==Hannah Arendt